Sambar (dish)

South Indian breakfast, consisting of Idli and Vadai with coconut chutney and sambar (on the right in the separate bowl)

Sambar or Sambhar ( Kannada : ಹುಳಿ, Malayalam : സാംബാർ, Tamil : சாம்பார், Telugu : సాంబారు) is a South Indian sauce made from lentils and tamarind. Sambar is served every day with rice and with dosa or idli .

ingredients

Sambar essentially consists of pigeon peas ("Tuvar Dal"), tamarind , onions and any vegetables. Often the fruits of the horseradish tree ("drumsticks") are used as well as potatoes, aubergines and beans. It is usually thin with a small amount of vegetables. A special sambar powder, which is usually based on turmeric , cumin and chili powder, provides the seasoning .

etymology

The term sambar comes from the Tamil term சாம்பார் cāmpār , which in turn is based on Marathi सांभार sāmbhār on the Sanskrit word सम्भार sambhāra, "preparation, ingredients". The court is said to have been introduced into Tamil Nadu by the Marathas rulers who ruled Thanjavur from 1675 . The frequently rumored derivation of the name Sambar or Sambhar from the name of the Marathan military leader Sambhaji , who is said to have invented the dish, must, however, be considered a folk etymology . Tamil nationalist circles have tried to develop a purely Tamil etymology for the term sambar and derive the word from the Tamil verb சாம்பு cāmpu , which means "reduce".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Sambar Recipe" Published by PadhusKitchen on June 25, 2012. Accessed May 25, 2016.
2. ↑ "Sambar Powder" Published by PadhusKitchen on August 26, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
3. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd ed., Oxford 2010, keyword “sambar²”.
4. ↑ See Kamini Mathail: Sambar: the great Tamil dish of Maharashtrians. The Times of India, September 23, 2014, accessed December 13, 2016 . 
5. ↑ See Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj strengthen 'encyclopaedia' myth on Sambar. TamilNet, April 15, 2013, accessed December 13, 2016 .